Life… Why do people act the way they do? Some steal, some kill themselves. It's just horrible.
For me, something horrible happened. I saw my parents die, in front of my very eyes. The killer's eyes were cold blooded, those dark, eerie orbs.
I ran, ran without knowing where to go, or why they were killed. But I never looked back.
My foster parents are really nice though. Their names were Furukawa Akiro and Takayanagi Akane, though they were married, oka-san never changed her family name. Otou-san was an assassin, trained to kill people. He never told me why he did what he did.
But someone betrayed us. Someone we trusted, trusted a lot.
"K-Kashiwagi! I thought we had a truce!"
"My client told me he was out for you. And for good price too. He also sent me to tell you a warning. Come to him or he will falsely accuse you of treason."
"Otou-san!"
"Jun, Akane, stay here."
"Be safe, Akiro."
Oka-san and I hid in another room. I heard the sound of otou-san fighting Kashiwagi, I didn't want to lose him.
"Oka-san..."
"Don't worry, Jun. It'll be okay…"
I hugged her, crying into her shoulder. I couldn't take it, all the pain, suffering and destruction going on in the world. Why is it happening?
"Jun."
"Eh?"
"Matsui Jun."
"Who are you?"
"Jun? What's wrong?"
"It's time, Jun. It's time to wake up."
What..?
I feel… sleepy….
"Wake up."
Mm…
"Wake up, Jun."
I opened my eyes to find that I was somewhere I never had known. There was gold everywhere, with ornaments hanging from the fireplace and chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.
"Sugoi..."
"I'm glad you're here. We need to talk." the voice said.
"Who are you? Are you God?"
"No."
I looked up and I saw a young woman hovered above me.
"Who.. Who are you?"
"I can't say right now. All I can say to you is that your father is in prison, your mother's become a slave."
"Eh?!"
"Do it for the Creed."
"Creed? What is the..?"
Then, I felt a pain in my head. I saw my mother being captured, Kashiwagi beating up otou-san, and these men…
All of these men… They're…
"You're starting to remember now, aren't you? The Creed is what all assassins want, for power and domination."
"That's right… My father..."
"It's true, right? Your father, Furukawa Akiro, wanted the Creed."
"Why..? How could this have happened?"
"I don't know myself. It all started with a war of two clans, apparently."
"Eh?"
"We best hurry."
"Where?"
"To the Grand Palace. Something's about to happen with Furukawa-san."
"Otou-san… Let's go."